Possum found surrounded by stuffed animals in Tasmania’s airport gift shop The Guardian
Climate/Environment
The EU should spend money on climate action now to avoid heavy debt burdens in the future – Green Central Bank Report
The puzzling reality of the Pleistocene climate
Don’t Panic: A Field Guide to Runaway Greenhouses Climate Brink
Feel like your phone’s weather app is often wrong? Experts say you’re not imagining it KQED
pandemic
The number of deaths from the coronavirus in the first two years is probably 150,000 more than the official U.S. toll, says Scientific American
H5N1 infection spreads among marine mammals: study tallies more than 50,000 seals and sea lions killed off South American coasts Phys.org
toilet
The invisible water crisis continues to grow UNDRR
Japan
Japan’s Takaichi strengthens ties with US, avoids pressure during Trump meeting: Analyst Channel News Asia
President Trump compares first strike on Iran with Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor USA Today
Despite political tensions, Japan’s investment in China continues to rise The Lowy Institute
China?
Taiwan rejects China’s proposal to provide unified energy supply Reuters
China categorically rejects reported large-scale arms sales to Taiwan by the United States. Experts accuse separatists of ignoring livelihoods and fomenting hype that destroys regional security Global Times
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Alibaba’s workforce to shrink by 34% in 2025, Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI push CNBC
China is betting on AI-powered military RT
Southeast Asia
Global financial tightening leaves food security in South and Southeast Asia vulnerable East Asia Forum
India
West Asia’s impact spills over into India’s kitchens, factories and supply chains Carbon Copy
Interview: Why Mr. Modi went to Israel, India’s cooperation with UAE, etc. India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat
syrakistan
WSJ: US fighter jets and helicopters begin fighting to reopen Hormuz
The United States has deployed A-10 Warthog and Apache attack helicopters to the Strait of Hormuz, ramping up efforts to reopen the waterway, but commercial shipping has now been suspended for nearly three weeks.
Brent… pic.twitter.com/yV97nbLyVY
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) March 20, 2026
WHO officials admit they are preparing for possible use of nuclear weapons in Iran The Independent
Will President Trump break the nuclear taboo? consortium news
US F-35 stealth jet hit by suspected Iranian shelling during combat mission TRT World
Are Bibi and Trump seeking a way out of the Iran war? larry johnson
Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar’s LNG production capacity for up to five years, Qatar Energy CEO Reuters
US Treasury Secretary hints at possible lifting of sanctions on ‘stranded’ Iranian oil The Cradle
Israeli military says it has destroyed Iran’s Caspian Sea naval capabilities Reuters. Welcome to the Azerbaijan war?
Iran warns of military action against Iran International broadcast via Turkmenistan Central Asia Satellite Times
IDF threatens to ‘eliminate’ Russian leaders who ‘wish Israel ill’
“A deliberate attack”: RT correspondent talks about surviving Israeli airstrike (video) RT
discord in europe
Italy, Germany, and France offer only Euractic to help Hormuz after the ceasefire. Bwahahaha.
Germany withdraws legal aid to Israel over ICJ massacre Middle East Monitor
Patrick Lawrence: Pedro Sanchez’s “No to War” Consortium News
A new war that’s not so cold war
EU leaders fail to unblock 90 billion euros in Ukraine loans Politico
Von der Leyen rules out purchase of Russian gas even in case of power outage at EU TASS
south of the border
Why the US is stepping up attacks on the Cuban Medical Brigade Inkstick
US Embassy in Cuba tells citizens to avoid crowds during protests The Hill
Hezbollah in Latin America: Political bugs unfold one after another: Responsible state strategy
Lafaire Epstein
Why are Republicans blocking Epstein’s bank records? “The Epstein File” by Julie K. Brown
Trump 2.0
‘Outrageous’: President Trump’s $200 billion Iran war plan faces pushback from Congress al-Mayadeen
Republican candidate tells Americans to support Trump’s Iran war by going to Starbucks one less time
The truth that President Trump’s HUD is kicking low-income tenants out of housing subsidies
Kristi Noem’s successor Ken Klippenstein bows to protesters
Decline of Trumpism and Crisis of Capitalism ZZ Blog
imperial collapse watch
A planned crisis: Iran, debt and the digital dollar GeoPolitiQ
A.I.
Why rejecting AI is a battle for the soul
big brother is watching you
ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance Wired
our famous free news agency
Breaking News: Nashville Journalist Estefanie Rodriguez Released from ICE Detention Immigration Insider
BOOM: State enforcement agents attack censorship agencies, challenge merger that ousted Jimmy Kimmel Matt Stoller
accelerationist
Cultural Palantirism is not studied.
What is the “left” in the era of global fascism? Black Agenda Report
What will happen to Russell Vogt on the left? LPE project
guillotine watch
Luigi Mangione says he wants to help select his jury and asks for trial to be postponed
Mapping Google’s Unmappable Cities 404 Media
brave new world
Humanoid robot goes on rampage at California restaurant and is detained by employees Tech Crunch
economy
“Demand destruction has begun” FT
Iran and the US Economy Michael Roberts
‘Hidden’ housing costs are weighing down homeowners Business Insider
antitrust law
Fertilizer giants leave farmers and food producers more vulnerable to food and power
basil
The public pays the necessary citation fee
Mr. Market is overwhelmed.
Traders overwhelmed by Iran news turn to AI to help Bloomberg
Polymarket announces new standards for corrupt war profiteers
Oil prices fall but remain high, with Goldman Sachs warning prices could exceed $100 until 2027 CNN Business
class war
Colorado workers shut down America’s largest meat packing plant Food and Environmental Reporting Network
From race to the bottom to labor on the streets Economic populists
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